Phil Lesh and Friends

PhilRAD add Third Show to Capitol Theatre New Year’s Run

Due to overwhelming demand, PhilRAD have added a third show to their upcoming New Year’s Eve run at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. The band–Phil Lesh with members of JRAD–will now perform at the venue on December 29, in addition to their sold out shows on December 30 and 31. The lineup will include Lesh on bass, Joe Russo on drums, Scott Metzger and Tommy Hamilton on guitar and Marco Benevento on keys.

As previously reported, this run will mark Lesh’s first New Year’s Eve shows on the East Coast since the Grateful Dead’s Boston Tea Party concert on December 31, 1969.

Tickets for the new date will go on sale this Friday, November 14 noon.

Phil Lesh is entering his 15th year of playing with a rotating mix of Friends, both old and new. Phil began playing under the moniker Phil Lesh and Friends in 1998, after he’d returned to performing following the death of his friend and bandmate Jerry Garcia in 1995. With a varied mixture of some of the best performing musicians in the live music universe, Phil has kept his musical journey fresh by constantly and consistently putting together bands featuring dynamic, exciting musicians and singers working together toward keeping the music of the Grateful Dead moving forward into the future.

Musicians who have joined Phil Lesh and Friends over the years include a who’s who of performers: Trey Anastasio and Page McConnell of Phish, Jorma Kaukonen, David Nelson, John Molo, John Scofield, Greg Osby, Ryan Adams, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Herring, Joan Osborne, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Bill Payne and Paul Barrere of Little Feat, Chris Robinson… and the list goes on and on. Phil is continuing the journey with some more recent friends of the past few years: Joe Russo, Jackie Greene, John Kadlecik, Jeff Chimenti and Adam MacDougall. With the opening of Terrapin Crossroads in 2012, Phil has signaled his intent to keep playing with friends old and new for many years to come.